Young Life BerkeleyYoung Life Berkeley

Mission Statement

Introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith. We accomplish our mission by ... Going where kids are. Building personal relationships with them. Winning the right to be heard. Providing experiences that are fun, adventu... Read more

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Mission Statement

Introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith. We accomplish our mission by ... Going where kids are. Building personal relationships with them. Winning the right to be heard. Providing experiences that are fun, adventurous and life-changing. Sharing our lives and the Good News of Jesus Christ with adolescents. Loving them regardless of their response. Praying for young people. Nurturing kids so they might grow in their love for Christ and the knowledge of God's Word and become people who can share their faith with others. Helping young people develop the skills, assets and attitudes to reach their full God-given potential. Working with a team of like-minded individuals -- volunteer leaders, committee members, donors and staff.

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Young Life doesn’t start with a program. It starts with adults concerned enough about kids to go to them, on their turf and in their culture, building bridges of authentic friendship. These relationships don’t happen overnight -- they take time, patience, trust and consistency.

So Young Life leaders log many hours with kids around the world -- where they are, as they are. Leaders faithfully attend football practices in the Minneapolis suburbs, mingle with teenagers at a mall in Stockholm and play pick-up soccer with former child-soldiers in Liberia. We listen to their stories and learn what’s important to them because we genuinely care about their joys, triumphs, heartaches and setbacks.

We believe in the power of presence. Kids’ lives are dramatically impacted when caring adults come alongside them, sharing God’s love with them. Because their leader believes in them, they begin to see that their lives have great worth, meaning and purpose.